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snap
verb (snapped , snapping )
1 tr & intr to break suddenly and cleanly with a sharp cracking noise He snapped the stick over his knee .
2 tr & intr to make or cause to make a sharp noise.
3 tr & intr to move quickly and forcefully into place with a sharp sound The lid snapped shut .
4 intr to speak sharply in sudden irritation.
5 intr (often snap at something)
a to make a biting or grasping movement towards it The dog snapped at the biscuit in the boy's hand ;
b to seize it eagerly.
6 colloq to take a photograph of someone or something, especially spontaneously and with a hand-held camera.
7 intr , colloq to lose one's senses or self-control suddenly When he answered me back I just snapped .
8 in American football: to pass (the ball) from the line of the scrimmage back to the quarterback.
noun
1 the act or sound of snapping.
2 colloq a photograph, especially taken spontaneously and with a hand-held camera.
3 a catch or other fastening that closes with a snapping sound.
4 a sudden bite.
5 a crisp biscuit or savoury.
6 a crisp and lively quality in style.
7 a cold snap.
8 a card game in which all the cards played are collected by the first player to shout -snap- on spotting a pair of matching cards laid down by consecutive players.
interjection
1 the word shouted in the card game (see noun 8 above).
2 the word used to highlight any matching pairs, circumstances, etc.
adjective taken or made spontaneously, without long consideration a snap decision .
adverb with a snapping sound.
[15c: from Dutch snappen ]
snapping noun , adjective .
snappingly adverb .
snappish adjective inclined to snap; curt.
snap one's fingers
1 to make a short loud snapping sound by flicking one's fingers sharply, usually to attract attention.
2 to show contempt or defiance.
snap someone's head or nose off to answer irritably and rudely.
snap out of it colloq to bring oneself out of a state or condition, eg of sulking or depression.
snap up to answer or interrupt rudely or sharply.
snap someone up to obtain them for employment, as a partner in a relationship, etc You'd better move quick or she'll be snapped up .
snap something up to acquire, purchase or seize it eagerly He snapped up the opportunity .
verb (snapped , snapping )
1 tr & intr to break suddenly and cleanly with a sharp cracking noise He snapped the stick over his knee .
2 tr & intr to make or cause to make a sharp noise.
3 tr & intr to move quickly and forcefully into place with a sharp sound The lid snapped shut .
4 intr to speak sharply in sudden irritation.
5 intr (often snap at something)
a to make a biting or grasping movement towards it The dog snapped at the biscuit in the boy's hand ;
b to seize it eagerly.
6 colloq to take a photograph of someone or something, especially spontaneously and with a hand-held camera.
7 intr , colloq to lose one's senses or self-control suddenly When he answered me back I just snapped .
8 in American football: to pass (the ball) from the line of the scrimmage back to the quarterback.
noun
1 the act or sound of snapping.
2 colloq a photograph, especially taken spontaneously and with a hand-held camera.
3 a catch or other fastening that closes with a snapping sound.
4 a sudden bite.
5 a crisp biscuit or savoury.
6 a crisp and lively quality in style.
7 a cold snap.
8 a card game in which all the cards played are collected by the first player to shout -snap- on spotting a pair of matching cards laid down by consecutive players.
interjection
1 the word shouted in the card game (see noun 8 above).
2 the word used to highlight any matching pairs, circumstances, etc.
adjective taken or made spontaneously, without long consideration a snap decision .
adverb with a snapping sound.
[15c: from Dutch snappen ]
snapping noun , adjective .
snappingly adverb .
snappish adjective inclined to snap; curt.
snap one's fingers
1 to make a short loud snapping sound by flicking one's fingers sharply, usually to attract attention.
2 to show contempt or defiance.
snap someone's head or nose off to answer irritably and rudely.
snap out of it colloq to bring oneself out of a state or condition, eg of sulking or depression.
snap up to answer or interrupt rudely or sharply.
snap someone up to obtain them for employment, as a partner in a relationship, etc You'd better move quick or she'll be snapped up .
snap something up to acquire, purchase or seize it eagerly He snapped up the opportunity .
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